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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Butterfly Effect Season 2 Episode 2 - Aral, a sea for cotton
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    #1 - Aral, a sea for cotton

    S2:E2

    The former Soviet Union collectivized many aspects of agricultural and industrial development in the 1950's. While some efforts were successful others like the cotton-growing around the Aral Sea have proven to be an ecological nightmare.

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  2. Butterfly Effect Season 2 Episode 5 - Cortés, in the heart of Aztec empire
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    #2 - Cortés, in the heart of Aztec empire

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    The encounter between the conquistador and opportunist Hernan Cortés and the indigenous peoples of Central America is one of history's tragic tales of greed conflict imperial weakness and superior weaponry.

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  3. Butterfly Effect Season 2 Episode 11 - Gutenberg, visionary inventor
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    #3 - Gutenberg, visionary inventor

    S2:E11

    In the 15th century an inventor in a workshop in Strasburg came up with a machine that would eventually change the history of the entire world and shake a religion to its core. The choice of the first work to be printed is an astute one: Saint Jerome’s Latin version of the Bible.

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  4. Butterfly Effect Season 3 Episode 1 - Gandhi, the force of willpower
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    #4 - Gandhi, the force of willpower

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    In May 1893 a man is thrown out of a train on the platforms of the train station of Pietermaritzburg a little city of South Africa for daring to sit in a first-class compartment. This young Indian lawyer is named Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

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  5. Butterfly Effect Season 3 Episode 3 - Champollion, unravelling the mysteries of the stone
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    #5 - Champollion, unravelling the mysteries of the stone

    S3:E3

    In July 1799 during the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria the French soldiers of lieutenant Bouchard discover by chance at Rosetta a large black stone. It is in fact the fragment of a stele engraved in honor of King Ptolemy V including three writing systems: Greek Demotic and hieroglyphs.

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  6. Butterfly Effect Season 3 Episode 5 - Lawrence of Arabia, for a fistful of sand
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    #6 - Lawrence of Arabia, for a fistful of sand

    S3:E5

    1916 the Great War far away from the trenches in the sand of the Middle East war has a very different face. With a handful of intrepid men Thomas Edward Lawrence leads the revolt of the Arabs alongside Sharif Hussein against the Ottoman Empire.

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  7. Butterfly Effect Season 3 Episode 6 - Augustus, emperor of the republic
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    #7 - Augustus, emperor of the republic

    S3:E6

    At the end of a succession of civil wars which have weakened the Roman Republic Caesar proclaims himself dictator for life. However on March 14 44 BC he is assassinated by conspirators in the name of the Republic.

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  8. Butterfly Effect Season 3 Episode 7 - Deepwater, an ocean of oil
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    #8 - Deepwater, an ocean of oil

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    Rented by the BP oil company to drill an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes on April 20 2010 before sinking into the ocean and causing a gigantic oil spill. At issue: negligence in the maintenance and in the tests carried out.

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  9. Butterfly Effect Season 3 Episode 8 - Apartheid, the spiral of fear
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    #9 - Apartheid, the spiral of fear

    S3:E8

    August 5 1962 South Africa. After several months on the run the Black leader Nelson Mandela is arrested by the South African police and incarcerated on Robben Island a fortress-like jail off Cape Town. He doesn’t know it at that time but it is only the beginning of his penitential ordeal.

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  10. Butterfly Effect Season 3 Episode 9 - Cook, in pursuit of the Southern Lands
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    #10 - Cook, in pursuit of the Southern Lands

    S3:E9

    In 1415 the Portuguese launch an era of explorations that will lead to the European discovery of the world. The competition is intense between France and the United Kingdom for the possession of North America and the West Indies for the Indian colonies but also for Science.

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  11. Butterfly Effect Season 3 Episode 10 - Diên Biên Phu, a losing battle
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    #11 - Diên Biên Phu, a losing battle

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    Since the end of the 19th century Indochina has been a flourishing colony the gem of the French Empire. However the Second World War turns everything upside down. At the end of the war the Viet Minh movement announces its independence.

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  12. Butterfly Effect Season 3 Episode 11 - Miners: Fodder of The Industrial Revolution
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    #12 - Miners: Fodder of The Industrial Revolution

    S3:E11

    University of Glasgow Scotland 1763. A young engineer tries in vain to fix a steam engine before finally understanding what is wrong with it. James Watt still doesn’t know it but he will soon revolutionize the world of industry.

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  13. Butterfly Effect Season 3 Episode 12 - Encyclopedia: Dare to Know
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    #13 - Encyclopedia: Dare to Know

    S3:E12

    July 31 1784 Paris. Denis Diderot has just passed away and with him the memory of the biggest editorial epic of the Age of Enlightenment: Encyclopedia or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences Arts and Crafts.

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  14. Butterfly Effect Season 4 Episode 1 - Electricity: A Bright Idea!
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    #14 - Electricity: A Bright Idea!

    S4:E1

    Our distant ancestors were afraid of lightning. For a long time it was thought that lightning was sent by the gods. Nowadays electricity is part of our daily life. Without it we would feel lost...

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  15. Butterfly Effect Season 4 Episode 2 - Heredity: It's A Family Affair!
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    #15 - Heredity: It's A Family Affair!

    S4:E2

    Early in their history humans realized that they could affect nature. Controlling fire making tools and taming wild animals. What they were not given by nature they harnessed in other species.

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  16. Butterfly Effect Season 4 Episode 3 - Gravity: It All Falls Into Place!
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    #16 - Gravity: It All Falls Into Place!

    S4:E3

    From the mysterious megaliths in prehistory to the first hot air balloons and the construction of the Giza pyramid complex our ancestors have always observed and experimented gaining a better understanding of their World.

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  17. Butterfly Effect Season 4 Episode 4 - Viruses And Bacteria: Tiny But Tough
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    #17 - Viruses And Bacteria: Tiny But Tough

    S4:E4

    Join us now on a journey through the key events that have allowed us to better understand the world of microbe.

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  18. Butterfly Effect Season 4 Episode 5 - Plastic: A Toxic Friend?
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    #18 - Plastic: A Toxic Friend?

    S4:E5

    Join us on a journey through the key moments that enabled humanity to discover plastics.

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  19. Butterfly Effect Season 4 Episode 6 - Electromagnetic Waves: Do You Copy?
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    #19 - Electromagnetic Waves: Do You Copy?

    S4:E6

    Long-distance communication, moving stealthily through the dark without being detected, and observation from afar have all become commonplace. At any moment, you can know exactly where you are on the planet.

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  20. Butterfly Effect Season 4 Episode 7 - Energy: A Burning Question
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    #20 - Energy: A Burning Question

    S4:E7

    Today our understanding of energy enables us to send rockets into space. Compared to our ancestors, we have incredible power at our disposal. But what exactly is energy? Where does it come from?

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  21. Butterfly Effect Season 4 Episode 8 - Fluid Mechanics: A Source Of Inspiration
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    #21 - Fluid Mechanics: A Source Of Inspiration

    S4:E8

    Today we can run climate simulations on a global scale. We have learned to control rivers and protect ourselves from flooding. How did we achieve these feats?

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  22. Butterfly Effect Season 4 Episode 9 - Quantum Physics: A Step Into Unknown
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    #22 - Quantum Physics: A Step Into Unknown

    S4:E9

    From the infinitely small to the infinitely large, we have harnessed our expertise to develop incredible technologies. But have we come full circle? Let's go on a journey through the key moments that have allowed humanity to discover: quantum physics!

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  23. Butterfly Effect Season 4 Episode 10 - Chaos Theory: Small Causes, Great Effects
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    #23 - Chaos Theory: Small Causes, Great Effects

    S4:E10

    Today, we know that many natural phenomena are based on the laws of physics. We can forecast the weather several days in advance. But are we really sure it is possible to predict everything?

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  24. Butterfly Effect Season 4 Episode 11 - Algorithms: Following The Recipe!
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    #24 - Algorithms: Following The Recipe!

    S4:E11

    Today, in our daily lives, we use countless machines to do our hard work for us. Each of them obeying a specific program, custom written in a particular language.

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  25. Butterfly Effect Season 4 Episode 12 - Mathematics: How To Speak To Robots?
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    #25 - Mathematics: How To Speak To Robots?

    S4:E12

    We know how to handle numbers so large that all the books in the world would not be enough to contain them. Our societies are profoundly reliant on an increasingly complex equation.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Aral, a sea for cotton" is the worst rated episode of "Butterfly Effect". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/15/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Cortés, in the heart of Aztec empire".